OMG!
These were just "people on the street" interviews.
This is his voter base!
and.......
If he should win, and things get worse (as we suspect they will) these same people will blame everyone else but him for the failure.

Maybe there should be an aptitude test issued along with voter registration, along with checking ID's.

these people are morons first and just happen to be voting for Obama. there are plenty voting for romney. They sad part is these are the people I am supposed to buck up and pay higher taxes for so that too can have a level playing field....
bet 20 bucks they all had iphones!

Guess Paul Ryan is a shoe in a VP since he's the VP candidate for both Obama & Romney.
Got to love the guy who thinks John Mcain will only get 20%.
This stuff is almost as good as the YouTube clip going agound with the woman who supports Obama because he gives free phones.Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

these people are morons first and just happen to be voting for Obama. there are plenty voting for romney. They sad part is these are the people I am supposed to buck up and pay higher taxes for so that too can have a level playing field....
bet 20 bucks they all had iphones!

Not sure what type of phones they got.... but they got them and they were free.

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan

Originally Posted by spence
If you diminish the safety net isn't that(social darwinism) precisely what would be happening?

Buckman, without multi billion dollar phone subsidies, old people will croak, children will starve and those with high cheek bones and questionable integrity will never get ahead in life.....

I don't understand how the program works because I'm not as bright as others, but 250 free minutes a month!!!( and who pays when they go over, because shutting the phone off would hurt the safety net) They should only dial 911 and thats it. I think that was the original intent.This has nothing to do with a "safety net". This is our tax dollars going to big corporations and being condoned by people too stupid to figure that out.
(like those motor scooter companies you see on tv. another scam)

Still waiting to hear more about how much money the President has saved us in this program...........some how with all the Presidents hard work we seem to be going backwards on the deficit a wee bit

that's a distinction without a difference...it's a tax, a redistributive tax, call it a "fee", but tell us what we get for the "fee" that we're paying...

It was a deal worked with the telecom providers. Lower regulation and work to improve infrastructure to increase competition.

Certainly the objective of Lifeline is to help disadvantaged and disabled people who can't afford phone service stay connected.

But Lifeline only represents less than 20% of the full program, the rest going to rural areas, schools etc...and only reason some of that goes to cell phones is that they're now often cheaper than land lines.

The FCC under Obama is reforming the plan to achieve 200M savings in 2012 and 3B in savings over three years.

I don't have an issue with the program as long as it's monitored for abuse. But the characterization that these are "Obama phones" or this has somehow created a Federal tax liability or government entitlement are just patently false.

It was a deal worked with the telecom providers. Lower regulation and work to improve infrastructure to increase competition.

Certainly the objective of Lifeline is to help disadvantaged and disabled people who can't afford phone service stay connected.

But Lifeline only represents less than 20% of the full program, the rest going to rural areas, schools etc...and only reason some of that goes to cell phones is that they're now often cheaper than land lines.

The FCC under Obama is reforming the plan to achieve 200M savings in 2012 and 3B in savings over three years.

I don't have an issue with the program as long as it's monitored for abuse. But the characterization that these are "Obama phones" or this has somehow created a Federal tax liability or government entitlement are just patently false.

But the characterization that these are "Obama phones" or this has somehow created a Federal tax liability or government entitlement are just patently false.

-spence

this is just precious I can't imagine where anyone ever got the idea that these were "Obama Phones"

"Visit ObamaPhone.net and here's what you see (I suspect they'll make changes soon, if they haven't already, so I took a screenshot):

When you click the link at ObamaPhone.net to apply for a free cell phone, you're redirected to...wait for ....it...FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net. That's right. The same website that decried the "false rumor" and "incorrect term" of The Obama Phone Program has another website, surely desired to attract search engine traffic, that advertises The Obama Phone Program.

Nice.

UPDATE: The website has already been changed! Visit Obamaphone.net now, and you'll get something like a blog with no pictures of Obama, as though they're in the process of dismantling the site."

also from Obamaphone.net

Currently, the government is thinking of providing free wireless internet service to the people under this program instead of old-fashioned land phones. It’ll be a great effort if government includes this service in Lifeline program.

The president actually has no real impact on the program so it shouldn’t be called “Obama Phones”. The Lifeline program for cell phones was actually started under President George Bush with grants from an independent company crated under president
Clinton.

Who even knows who's running that site? I guess you probably wouldn't care...
-spence

Who even knows who's running that site? I guess you probably wouldn't care...
-spence

I'm pretty confident that Obama and his team were very happy to have sites like these (maybe even negotiated) telling people that Obama was giving them free phones for the last 4 years, there have been countless pop ups I've noticed during that time touting that Obama is providing this or that and it has clearly worked...there's been an explosion in Government provided "stuff" and it will continue if we allow it...it's a mentality that they have fostered so you really have no argument complaining about it now that it has apparently become a negative for him....

I'm pretty confident that Obama and his team were very happy to have sites like these (maybe even negotiated) telling people that Obama was giving them free phones for the last 4 years, there have been countless pop ups I've noticed during that time touting that Obama is providing this or that and it has clearly worked...there's been an explosion in Government provided "stuff" and it will continue if we allow it...it's a mentality that they have fostered so you really have no argument complaining about it now that it has apparently become a negative for him....

In other words, you don't have a clue so you're just making stuff up hoping people aren't paying attention?

In other words, you don't have a clue so you're just making stuff up hoping people aren't paying attention?

-spence

didn't have to make anything up..it's all there, I don't think anyone is shocked by this.... just more bread and circus

The program in Ohio cost $26.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, the most recent data available, versus $15.6 million in the same timeframe in 2011. Compared to the first quarter of 2011, the number of people in the program nearly doubled to more than a million. wow...that's a lot

Growth could cost everyone who owns a phone. The program is funded through the "Universal Service Fund" charge on phone bills and the amount of the fee is determined by the cost of this and other programs.arbitrary....well at least they can fund it indefinitely

The total cost of the program nationwide was $1.5 billion in 2011, up from $1.1 billion in 2010.really put a dent in that waste and fraud

this is one of the frequent pop ups, a new one I've noticed has Michelle encouraging you to call Obama and tell him that "you are with him"....guess he'll get lot's of calls made from those Obama Phones it's tough living up to the messianic image that you've crafted for yourself....oh well....

Obama Scholarships For Single Mothers- $10,000 is Available to Help You Go To School!

The Obama scholarships for mothers plan, as has been called, can now help you get your degree and help you find even more money to help you pay for college.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 29, 2010 -
Many single women while searching for information on financial aid have come across the topic: Obama moms return to school program.

This program, known under various titles such as Obama scholarships for mothers or Obama grants for college students is very clear in its objective: Provide stimulus to the education sector didn't know the education sector was hurting and needed stimulus? by giving help to the women students in need.

Fact: $10,000 is available to help women graduate from college.

What is the form of help? Well, it comes in the form of a $10,000 free scholarship from certain nominated companies. This Obama grant for mothers will allow you to pursue your dreams and goals while taking care of your school fee.

Does it sound too good to be true? not if you are Obama!This program will provide assistance to women and single women and will help ease the onerous burden of paying for school supplies and tuition fee.

Now, next time you hear of either the Obama college scholarship or Obama grant for mothers, or the free Obama Phone please bear in mind that this is similar to Obama single mothers’ scholarship program, or the Obama money for moms’ scholarshipor any of the other things that Obama is giving away with his enormous supply of Obama Money. All of these programs are basically a mix of scholarships, financial aid and grants and bread and circus meant to permanently attach you to the Government Teat(See: Life of Julia)

After President Obama signed the stimulus bill for financial aid, a $10,000 free scholarship is available to single mothers to help pay for college.The free scholarships enable eligible women and single mothers to concentrate on finishing their work without worrying about paying their bills every month(if there are are any left that aren't already subsidized by the government).like the woman in the video said, " I won't have to worry about putting gas in my car, feeding my kids, taking a shower, if I help Obama, he'll help me"

on a related note, you really need to hear the ads that the USDA has run to try to promote Food Stamp participation, which is at an all time looo....HIGH...Obama's probably working hard to eliminate gazillions in fraud and waste there too...right Spence?

The Spanish-language radio ads composed a 10-part miniseries called "Hope Park." what a coincidence In it, the characters were shown persistently trying to convince a character named "Diana" I bet she knows Julia to go on food stamps -- known these days as SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- even though her husband works and she doesn't think she needs it. who cares...Obama is buying!!!

"I don't need help from anyone," yes you do, it takes a village Diana says in Episode 4. "My husband makes enough to take care of us." but we're all one pay check away from disaster and he'll probably leave you for another woman any minute

But her friends are persistent, because they care and by Episode 10 Diana is enrolled and singing the program's praises. this happens to everyone that receives Obama money...probably fainted too

......................

and...In fact, the nation’s agricultural agency says, in a recent video ad, that signing up for food stamps can make you look and feel your best. I bet, get Food Stamps and a Free Obama phone and you'll be a freakin' movie star! (or at least go viral on You Tube)